99-million-year-old snail fossilized in amber while giving birth
A well-preserved female land snail fossilized in Cretaceous amber shortly after the birth of her offspring was discovered in Myanmar. The discovery offers unprecedented...
School lesson gone wrong leads to new, bigger megalodon size estimate
A more reliable way of estimating the size of megalodon shows the extinct shark may have been bigger than previously thought, measuring up to...
A new material made from carbon nanotubes can generate electricity by scavenging energy from...
Engineers have discovered a new way of generating electricity using tiny carbon particles that can create a current simply by interacting with liquid surrounding...
Lasers capable of transmitting signals at 224 gigabits per second, enough to achieve 800...
A team of engineers at Lumentum developed a lumped-element (LE) electroabsorption modulator-integrated distributed feedback (EA-DFB) laser capable of 2-kilometer transmission—a transmission length requirement...
Reckoning with an animal that sees us as prey—living and working in crocodile country
Michael Bradley writes about his firsthand experience in working with animals that consider humans as prey.
The wet season in tropical Australia begins with tension....
Researchers: Culture drives human evolution more than genetics
Researchers found that culture helps humans adapt to their environment and overcome challenges better and faster than genetics. Tim Waring and Zach Wood found...
Filter membrane renders viruses harmless
Researchers led by ETH Zurich have developed a new water filter membrane that is both highly effective and environmentally friendly. The membrane eliminates a...
World’s smallest, best acoustic amplifier emerges from 50-year-old hypothesis
Research funded by by Sandia's Laboratory Directed Research and Development program and the Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies develops world's smallest and best acoustic amplifier...
New research analyses the relationship between cats and their owners
The research, "My Cat and Me-a Study of Cat Owner Perceptions of Their Bond and Relationship," has examined the behavior of pet cats to...
Research sheds light on origins, age of massive impact crater
New research suggests that the Hiawatha impact crater beneath ice could have been formed during the Pleistocene geological epoch. The 31-kilometer-wide crater first came to the world's attention in 2018 when...
Ancient dog breed DNA helps unravel clues about evolution of man’s best friend
A study maps out the genome sequence of the Basenji dog which could impact understanding of dog evolution and dog breeds. It may also...
